New Sparkles Goes to Boston Coloring Page

Whoo hoo! I love coloring pages, don't you boys and girls. Click on the picture below and print your very own coloring page!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!
A special thank you to Eileen Edwards for this wonderful drawing!

My New Poster!

Frankie and Sparkles' Two Dog's Rollin' Give Away

In celebration of the Frankie and my Two Dogs Rollin’ Tour, we are giving away some really exciting items, worth $175.00! Hurry, the deadline is May 1st!

Items include:

• One copy of the award-winning critically acclaimed children’s fire safety book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. The book will be signed by author Firefighter Dayna Hilton and “pawed” by Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog
• One copy of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog audio book
• One copy of the multi-award winning Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog book. The book will be signed by author Barbara Techel and "pawtographed" by Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog
• One copy of Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog activity book.
• Two Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog collector’s pins
• Two Frankie the Walk ‘n Roll Dog collector’s pins
• One First Alert combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm
• One First Alert Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray
• One First Alert two story escape ladder
• One First Alert battery operated combination smoke alarm (the voice alarm is really easy to program even notifies you which hazard is being sensed!)
  
  Learn more about this amazing give-away at Frankie and Sparkles' Blog!

Pictured with some of loot are Frankie and me. It's easy, its fun and it's free! So, tell all your friends and help spread the word!

A huge thanks from Frankie and me to our friends at First Alert! Working together we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe.

I am so excited that my good friend, Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog and I are on USA Today's Paw Print Post. How cool is that? High paw to reporter Janice Lloyd for covering the historic event! View the story HERE!

High paw to AOL's Paw Nation!

I'm so excited! Check out this article on AOL's Paw Nation website. High paw to Kristen Seymour and everyone at AOL's Paw Nation for helping share my story! You guys rock! We appreciate you helping share the fire safety message.

You may view the article HERE.

Hi paw to the pet book lady!

High paw to the Pet Book Lady, Lisa, for sharing such wonderful information about my book! You may visit Lisa's blog post HERE.

Big adventure!

It's me Sparkles! I am so dog-gone thrilled to share some really exciting news!

As many of you may know, Frankie's mom and my mom (Firefighter Dayna) met on Facebook. Next thing I know, I have a brand new friend!

In February, Frankie and I got to meet for the very first time when I helped my mom do a presentation for the boys and girls at Clarksville Primary. What was extra fun about that day was that I got to meet Frankie on Skype!

Frankie and I made history that day and it was a day that I will cherish in my heart forever! I could tell how excited my mom Firefighter Dayna was, and Frankie's mom was excited too! That day is all that they ever talk about!

So if you think that was fun, you haven't heard anything yet!! Wait until you hear the big news! Ihave a surprise and I couldn't wait to share it with you

I live in Arkansas and Frankie lives in Wisconsin. Tango, mom and me will be em "barking" on a big adventure and will be traveling to Wisconsin next week, and we will meet in person (ok, that should really be dog, don't you think?) Not only will we meet for the first time, but we have some special things planned.

Wednesday, April 7th: Mom, Tango and I roll into Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the official sniff and greet!
Thursday, April 8th: Sparkles' and Frankie, along with Mom's Dayna and Barbara head over to Elkhart Lake Fire Station for day of photo shoots and video coverage.
This documentation will be put together into a future e-book!
Friday, April 9th: Sparkles' and Frankie roll on over to Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah Elementary School to do a first time ever, special presentation for K-5 boys and girls. Sparkles' and Frankie will then do a Skype presentation from Frankie's home in Elkhart Lake and chat live with students in elementary school in Western Canada. Karen Keys, teacher/librarian is thrilled for this opportunity for her students!

So do keep checking back as we share the unfolding of our big adventure, Two Dogs Rollin'!

To view the media release, click HERE.

Great news!

Wow, Firefighter Dayna and I are so excited! The Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation is now a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation! The foundation will help me keep children and their caregiver's fire safe nationwide and develops and distributes educationally sound fire safety materials at little or no cost to children and their caregivers, fire departments, schools and other organizations. So excited!

Visit the foundation's webpage to learn more about the wonderful work that it does to help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Thank you Dog Fancy Magazine!

Life as a fire safety dog is so wonderful! There are so many nice people out there wanting to help me share the fire safety message and I almost barkless when that happens!

Yesterday the May issue of Dog Fancy Magazine arrived. As many of you know, I was rescued from a home with 62 other dogs. The wonderful folks at Dog Fancy decided to tell my story and share how I overcame the odds and am now helping keep children and their caregivers fire safe. We are so excited! Thanks to everyone at Dog Fancy Magazine for helping Sparkles share the fire safety message!

Hi Paw to Eileen Edwards for Drawing the Pictures for my upcoming fire safety activity book!

What makes being a fire safety dog so special, is that I have met some pretty incredible people. One of those incredible people is my friend Eileen. Eileen is very pro-active with rescues like me, and drew all of the drawings for my upcoming fire safety activity e-book. How cool is that! The proceeds from the sale of the activity book will help benefit the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. You're so pawsome!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Change the batteries in your smoke and CO alarms!

How about some great news?

I am sooooo excited that my story is featured on People Magazine's peoplepets.com site. Click on the People Pets logo and check it out!

High paw to everyone at People Magazine's peoplepets.com for helping share my story and my love for helping share the fire safety message!

Sparkles' Story named Angel Animal Story of the Week

High paw to my friends Allen and Linda at the Angel Animals Network for naming my story as the Angel Animal Story of the Week. Wow, I am honored! Click on the Angel Animal button to the right to read my story!

To learn more about the Daily Point of Light Award, click HERE.

Coffee with a Canine

My mom, Firefighter Dayna, sure does enjoy sharing the story of how I became a fire safety dog! Coffee with a Canine just posted an interview and you will learn some secrets about me that has never been shared before!

Click on the Coffee with a Canine button to view the interview. High paw to everyone at Coffee with a Canine for the pawsome time!

Have fun and stay safe!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog

Sparkles and Frankie on Pet Playground with Sage Lewis

Good morning, everyone! Frankie and I are so very excited! The other day, our humans, Firefighter Dayna and Barbara, were on Pet Playground with Sage Lewis.

Boy, were we ever excited! Our mom's had a blast sharing with Sage and her audience our history making day at Clarksville Primary School. It was so much fun!

Click on the picture below to listen to this fun interview!


Thank you Sage, for sharing our wonderful story!

Thank you Dogtipper.com for naming me "Dog of the Day!"

High paw to DogTipper.com for naming me Dog of the Day for March 4th!

Click on the dogtipper.com button to the right to read more!

What a cool day!

Is this cool or what? Firefighter Dayna and I were so excited when our good friends, Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog and her human, Barbara Techel, Firefighter Dayna and myself, got to share fire safety with the boys and girls of Clarksville Primary School.

I love going to Clarksville Primary where I get to see all of my friends! I got to see my good friend, Principal Ziegler, and all of the children and teachers at Clarksville Primary School! Boy, did I ever get lots of hugs! And, what was so cool, is that the boys and girls loved listening to Frankie's story!

Here's the video!


Check out Frankie's and my new blog HERE. It totally rocks!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog on the Working Like Dog Blog

High paw to our friends Marcie and Whistle at Working Like Dogs at Pet Life Radio for an incredible interview with Firefigher Dayna and me! We had the best time and we can't wait until the interview airs!

Click HERE to read the Working Like Dogs blog to learn more!

New Valentine's Day Coloring Page from Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog

Happy Valentine's Day!

Click on the picture of the coloring page below to download and print your very own Valentine's Day coloring page!

Have fun and stay safe!

Love,

Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Coloring Page!

Wow! I just love new coloring pages, don't you?

Click on the picture of the coloring page below to download and print your coloring page. Have fun and stay safe!

Love,

Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Exciting news!

One of Firefighter Dayna's favorite bloggers in the whole wide world, Author and Mommy Blogger, Dawn Meehan, has posted a book review of my book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog on her Because I Said So blog. Party!!!!

And if that wasn't enough to make your tail wag fast, she is giving away some really exciting goodies from me to two of her readers, including a special edition copy of my book and audio book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. These limited edition copies will be signed by Firefighter Dayna Hilton and Firefighter Michael, who are both in the book with me. But this is the most exciting part! The books will be “pawed” by me! Bonus!

These two winners will also receive several life saving products from Firefighter Dayna and me and First Alert, including a combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, Tundra™ Fire Extinguishing Spray and escape ladder, worth over $100! All to help keep you and your family safe! Here is my fellow fire safety dog friend, Tango, modeling with all of the loot!

And, cause I am feeling so generous and because Mom likes Dawn's blog and her readers so much, I am also going to throw in a battery operated talking combination smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector from First Alert, worth over $60! You heard it here first! Woof! The voice alarm is really easy to program even notifies you which hazard is being sensed.

How cool is that? Over $160 in fire safety goods for each of two of Dawn's lucky readers! So, tell all your friends and help spread the word!

Visit Dawn's blog HERE to learn more! It's easy, it's fun and it's free! But, best of all, you'll be visiting one of the most amazing blogs on the face of the planet! Woof!

High paw, Dawn for helping me spread the fire safety message! And, a big thanks to our super awesome friends at First Alert! You guys rock. Working together we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Free Downloadable Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Activity and Coloring Pages!

Have you checked out my fun firefighter and fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! I'm adding new ones all of time! Just click on the picture of me to see more!

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Activity Sheet!

Wow, I am so excited. My good friends at the Keep Kids Fire Safety Foundation have made a brand new activity sheet just for you! Have a grownup help you click on the picture below to download and print a free Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Stick Puppet!

Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Firefighter Dayna Site Named Top 20 Blog for Firefighters by Fire Science Schools

Wow! I was really excited when I found out that Fire Science Schools named the Firefighter Dayna fire safety site as one of the Top 20 Blogs for firefighters! Cool beans!

Click on the picture of the firefighter to read more!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Blog Named Top 101 Women Blogger to Watch in 2010

Woof! My tail is wagging big time as my blog was named one of the top 101 Women Blogger to Watch in 2010 by WE Magazine. How cool is that? My mom, Firefighter Dayna and I, are very honored and very excited! Thankyou WE Magazine for helping us share the fire safety message and help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

You may read the original article HERE.

Here's a copy of the announcement on the WE Magazine site:

WOW! It’s hard to believe it’s 2010! And I am so excited because I am sure this is going to be the year of the Social Media Entrepreneur. Participating in and leading Social Media has become a way of life for people personally and professionally.

Along with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and many other niche social networking sites, blogs are mainstream now – books are being written by, for and about bloggers. Movies are made showcasing bloggers’ stories and bloggers are headlining news stories every day.

It is an honor for me to share our annual list of 101 Inspiring Women Bloggers to Watch with the readers of WE Magazine for Women.

Firefighter Dayna made me this new banner. I love it!

My first book review! Woof!

I was soooo excited when a fellow dog mom, Donna Shepherd asked my mom, Firefighter Dayna, and me to review her new children's book, Poodle and Doodle. This was our first review, so Firefighter Dayna and I were really excited!

Here's the low-down on this really cool book! Angel is a twelve-pound prissy poodle (you know how poodles can be real diva's sometimes!) and she isn't very happy when her two-legged friend, Leah, brings home Scruffy, a seventy-five pound clumsy Labradoodle. Why ever would Leah want another pet when she had the perfect dog already? That's what I want to know! This book is so pawsome, it even has hidden bones in some of the pictures! How cool is that? This book had Firefighter Dayna laughing so hard and my tail was wagging a mile a minute when she read it to me. I loved it and you will too!

Here's a sneak peek at this cool book. No bones about it, this book is "pawsitively" wonderful and one of the best children's books that we have read in a long time, paws down!

Be sure to check out our review at Donna's Oodles of Fun blog.

And, it's your lucky day! You know, I am such a big fan of coloring pages and I wanted to share this fun one (have a grownup help you click on picture of the coloring page, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored OR right click on picture, and then 'save picture as...' and you can print it out using your photo program). I have already finished coloring mine! It was so much fun!

Thanks, Donna. We love your new book and wish you and your four-legged furry friends much success!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog and Firefighter Dayna